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Cate Maddy
I am interested in looking at societies disconnection from nature through severed fragments of Australian native flora set in chaotic backgrounds. I use brushwork, colour and texture to conjour the heat, dry and movement of our bushland to play on nostalgia and our longing for a greater connection to our country.
My work revisits the still life tradition and looks at contemporary ways of negotiating the relationships between man and his environment.
I am particularily interested in using colour to heighten emotion in a piece and suggest sumptuous luxury, referring to the gluttony and excesses of modern times, which references the Vanitas tradition.
![Pickle Jar Arrangement](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd5219_0deb94c6dc94403f9c8a6a53e01c3455~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_100,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/bd5219_0deb94c6dc94403f9c8a6a53e01c3455~mv2.jpg)
60 x 60 cm Tasmanian Oak Frame. Oil on Canvas $2400
![Whispering Through the Gum Leaves at night](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd5219_12b08658c0af4e93a76ea50a55646a96~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_144,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/bd5219_12b08658c0af4e93a76ea50a55646a96~mv2.jpg)
60 x 60cm Tasmanian Oak Frame. Oil on Canvas $2400
![Dulcat Arrangement](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd5219_bbb9bc7c6e4449058d947dff6de0c1a3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_146,h_144,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/bd5219_bbb9bc7c6e4449058d947dff6de0c1a3~mv2.jpg)
100 x 100 cm Tasmanian Oak Frame. Oil on Canvas $3600
![Wattle and Pink Flowering Gum Arrangement](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd5219_929aecac0e954c0f805912cf0c6e5be1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_113,h_113,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/bd5219_929aecac0e954c0f805912cf0c6e5be1~mv2.jpg)
80 x 80cm Tasmanian Oak Frame. Oil on Board $3200
![Paint it Blue](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd5219_98b6c1b55a304427aca921409b6c300c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_144,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/bd5219_98b6c1b55a304427aca921409b6c300c~mv2.jpg)
30 x 30cm Tasmanian Oak Frame. Oil on Canvas $1350
![Dust in all their Hearts](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd5219_d16d5c2d8da24a1482a33f501a51d17c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_145,h_144,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/bd5219_d16d5c2d8da24a1482a33f501a51d17c~mv2.jpg)
100 x 100 cm Tasmanian Oak Frame. Oil on Canvas $3600
![Jumbled Arrangement](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd5219_348bf13ef576404e8c51344aeeae5897~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_136,h_173,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/bd5219_348bf13ef576404e8c51344aeeae5897~mv2.jpg)
45 x 55cm Tasmanian Oak Frame. Oil on Board $1750
![August Arrangement](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd5219_6c2eeaf14c4e45cea96b58743a0e4c9d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_154,h_173,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/bd5219_6c2eeaf14c4e45cea96b58743a0e4c9d~mv2.jpg)
80 x 100 cm Tasmanian Oak Frame. Oil on Canvas $3400
![Winter Gum Arrangement](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd5219_87ae7be32c854c2bb5d6b00e7552eb06~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_134,h_182,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/bd5219_87ae7be32c854c2bb5d6b00e7552eb06~mv2.jpg)
46 x 61cm Tasmanian Oak Frame. Oil on Board $1950